cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
approximate age; age range
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
had better ...; had better not ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to recall; to remember; to recollect
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
than; from; out of; except; but; more
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be surprised; to be astonished